SCORE: Gannon 3, West Chester 0
SET SCORES: 25-20, 25-19, 25-21
RECORDS: Gannon 24-10 | West Chester 26-11
LOCATION: Alma Grace Mcdonough Center – Wheeling, W.Va.
THE SHORT STORY: The No.6 Gannon women's volleyball team advanced to the Sweet Sixteen, as they defeated No. 7 seed and Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) opponent West Chester, 3-0, in the second round of the NCAA Atlantic Regional Friday evening at host and top-seed Wheeling Jesuit.

MEDIA CENTRAL:
Box Score: Click Here

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Gannon jumped out to 5-0 run, forcing West Chester to  call a timeout in the first set.
• The Golden Rams pulled within three, 6-3, before the Lady Knights recorded five consecutive points to take a 11-3 lead.
• West Chester rallied to score five straight points to trail 11-8; Gannon went on a small 4-2 run to lead 15-10.
• With back-to-back errors from Molly Grammer, Gannon took a 20-11 lead, but West Chester went on a 5-1 run to only trail 21-16.
• The Golden Rams went on another small 2-0 run to pull within three, but Gannon held on for the 25-20 win.
• The Lady Knights again jumped out to a commanding 6-2 lead in the second set, before West Chester responded and pulled within one, 8-7.
• Gannon extended their lead going on a 5-1 run, 13-8, which included three Golden Rams errors.
• West Chester went on a small 3-0 run, including back-to-back kills from Samantha Agostini, as the Golden Rams pulled within two, 16-14.
• Hannah Kren generated two kills for the Lady Knights, to take a 19-16 lead.
• Gannon closed the second set going on a 4-1 run, which included blocks from Lynne Hibbard and Jordyn Thiery and a kill from Hibbard for the final 25-19.
• The Lady Knights recorded only one error in the second set and had a .414 hitting percentage.
• West Chester took a 6-4 lead, before Gannon went on a 3-1 run to tie the set 7-7 in the third set.
• Behind the serve of Sara Crandall the Lady Knights took a 11-9 lead over the Golden Rams.
• The set tied six times, before Gannon recorded four consecutive points to lead 24-19.
• West Chester recorded two final points to trail 24-21, before Gannon called a timeout.
• With a set from Morgan Walters, Hannah Kren secured the Lady Knights victory with a kill and the final 25-21 score.

BEYOND THE BOX:

• Gannon advances to the Sweet Sixteen for the first time since the 1993 season, when Gannon appeared in the NCAA Elite Eight.
• Kren ranks ninth all-time at Gannon for kills with 1,282 in her three years at Gannon.
• Morgan Walters ranks eighth and is tied with Lauren Sazama (2012) all-time in aces in a season, with 66 aces in a season. She also ranks sixth all-time at Gannon for service aces with 182 aces in her four years.

UP NEXT:

• Gannon will face top-seed and host Wheeling Jesuit tomorrow, Saturday, December 5 at 7 p.m. at the Alma Grace McDonough Center in Wheeling, W.Va.
• Wheeling Jesuit has won four consecutive NCAA Atlantic Regional titles.
• The winner of tomorrow's match will move onto the Quarterfinals, at the Bob Martinez Athletics Center in Tampa, Florida on December 10.

---